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TIL About a fun boardgame about clues and colors called Hues and Cues from the Let's play a game foundation

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X07dk TIL when Johnny Watson released his song “Space Guitar” in 1954, the song received a puzzled "??" instead of a numeric rating by Billboard. Today, the song is recognized as a groundbreaking achievement, which inspired musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Bo Diddley, and many more.
Vbw4 TIL that Ancient Romans had to get tickets to go to the colosseum. The tickets had the section, row, and seat number written on it for assigned seating, just like stadiums do today.
yVr7V TIL that squirrels can theoretically survive a fall from ANY height due to their size and mass.
4X8ea TIL that the huge Lake Kivu is one of three lakes known to have limnic eruptions, natural disasters that create CO2 gas clouds that wipe out life in the area. It takes place every 1000 years or so and 2 million people now live in the vicinity.
8e0DV TIL the pope has his own prime minister.